Mercier's River Raise Earns Him a Pot

A player opened from middle position with a raise to 2,800. He was called by Jason Mercier in the cutoff, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came down , and all three players checked to see the on the turn. The big blind checked, and the preflop raiser bet 3,500. Mercier called, and the big blind folded. On the river, the bettor bet 6,300. Mercier thought for a while, asked the player to move his hands to see his stack, then raised, making it 25,100.